Bengaluru Metro has become the costliest in the country, thanks to the state government's "negligence" in correcting mistakes caused by anomalies in fare fixation, Bengaluru South BJP MP Tejasvi Surya said on Saturday.

Hidayath Addoor has been re-elected as president of the UAE unit of the Bearys Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) for the 2026–2028 term. The decision was taken at the organisation’s annual general body meeting held on Sunday at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Jumeirah, Dubai.

 The death of a 23-year-old Dalit, serving as an intern house surgeon at the Government Medical College in Siddipet has triggered widespread outrage in Telangana, with her family and student organisations alleging that she was driven to suicide after being deceived and abandoned by a fellow doctor who later refused to marry her, allegedly citing her caste.

India has emerged as the world’s largest rice producer, overtaking China, highlighting the scale and diversity of its agrarian economy. With a total rice output of 1,245.04 lakh tonnes, output is led by a group of high-performing states supported by favourable agro-climatic conditions with expanding irrigation and procurement systems.

 Ullal police arrested a man for allegedly drug peddling and registered a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.

Two Naxalites were gunned down in an encounter with the security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Saturday, police said.

 The spirit of the traditional bull taming sport came to the fore at the renowned Jallikattu event at Alanganallur here on Saturday with scores of ferocious bulls freezing the tamers by displaying their might.

 Bangladesh won the toss and opted to field against India in their U-19 World Cup match here on Saturday.